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Taurus Constellation

ORIGIN OF THE NAME .- The name of the Taurus Constellation originated from the Greek word Taros which means “the bull”.

LEGEND.- The story behind the Taurus constellation is that Zeus (a Greek god) transformed himself into a beautiful, majestic white bull to impress and attract the love of his life Europa.

LOCATION.- If you were ever in the mood to catch a glimpse of one of the stars the best place on earth would be in the Canadian region during winter time in the evening. The Taurus constellation is located east of the Aries constellation, west of the Gemini constellation, and north of the twins.

FUN FACTS.- * The Taurus constellation shares stars with 13 other constellations. * The brightest star in the Taurus constellation is the Alpha Tauri. * The Taurus constellation is the oldest constellation known. * The Taurus has 15 different stories standing behind the history of its name. * People say that, if you are looking for shooting stars they are most commonly seen where the constellation of the Taurus lies.

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...entombed remains of Apis-bulls as each one died.
Spring was the time when festivals honoring the Apis-bulls were held. It was also a time when the River Nile gently overflowed its banks and brought life-giving water to the land, a time for planting to begin. At this time in history, roughly around 4000 B.C., the Sun's position along the Zodiac on the first day of spring, or Vernal Equinox, was in that constellation we now recognize as Taurus, the Bull. So for many centuries Taurus was to be the first and most important constellation of the Zodiac. Some have suggested that Taurus may have been the first Zodiac constellation invented.
"Gradually the white bull wandered closer to the sea and when near the beach ran into the water and began swimming towards the island of Crete. By this time is was to late for Europa to climb off.
When the two arrived to Crete, Zeus changed himself back into his own form. Realizing that he could not marry Europa himself, Zeus gave her in marriage to Asterius, king of Crete."(Chernal, 5-6)
When you look for Taurus in the sky, you only see his front half. The explanation is that his hind quarters are underwater since he is quite busy carrying Europa across the sea to Crete....

...﻿a constellation is an internationally defined area of the celestial sphere. These areas are grouped around asterisms (which themselves are generally referred to in non-technical language as "constellations"), which are patterns formed by prominent stars within apparent proximity to one another on Earth's night sky. The Late Latin term constellātiō can be translated as "set with stars". The term was first used in astrology, of asterisms that supposedly exerted influence, attested in Ammianus (4th century). The modern system of constellations used in astronomy focuses primarily on constellations as grid-like segments of the celestial sphere rather than as patterns, while the term for a star-pattern isasterism. For example, the asterism known as the Big Dipper corresponds to the seven brightest stars of the larger IAU constellation of Ursa Major. The term circumpolar constellation is used for any constellation that, from a particular latitude on Earth, never sets below the horizon. From the north pole, all constellations north of the celestial equator are circumpolar constellations. In the northern latitudes, the informal term equatorial constellation has sometimes been used for constellations that lie to the south of the circumpolar constellations. The current list of 88 constellations...

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In modern astronomy, a constellation is an internationally defined area of the celestial sphere. These areas are grouped aroundasterisms (which themselves are generally referred to in non-technical language as "constellations"), which are patterns formed by prominent stars within apparent proximity to one another on Earth's night sky.
There are also numerous historical constellations not recognized by the IAU or constellations recognized in regional traditions of astronomy or astrology, such as Chinese, Hindu and Australian Aboriginal.
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In modern astronomy, a constellation is an internationally defined area of the celestial sphere. These areas are grouped aroundasterisms (which themselves are generally referred to in non-technical language as "constellations"), which are patterns formed by prominent stars within apparent proximity to one another on Earth's night sky.
There are also numerous historical constellations not recognized by the IAU or constellations recognized in regional traditions of astronomy or astrology, such as Chinese, Hindu and Australian Aboriginal.
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In modern astronomy, a constellation is an internationally defined area of the celestial sphere. These areas are grouped...

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In modern astronomy, a constellation is an internationally defined area of the celestial sphere. These areas are grouped around asterisms (which themselves are generally referred to in non-technical language as "constellations"), which are patterns formed by prominent stars within apparent proximity to one another on Earth's night sky. There are 88 standard constellations recognized by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) since 1922. The majority of these go back to the 48 constellations defined by Ptolemy in his Almagest (2nd century). The remaining ones were defined in the 17th and 18th century; the most recent ones are found on the southern sky, defined in Coelum australe stelliferum by Nicolas Louis de Lacaille (1763). There are also numerous historical constellations not recognized by the IAU, or constellations recognized in regional traditions of astronomy or astrology, such as Chinese, Hindu and Australian Aboriginal.
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1 Terminology 2 History 2.1 Ancient Near East 2.2 Graeco-Roman 2.3 Classical Chinese constellations 2.4 Early Modern era 3 IAU constellations 4 Asterisms 5 Dark cloud constellations 6 See also 7 Notes 8 Further reading 8.1 Mythology, lore, history, and archaeoastronomy 8.2 Atlases and celestial maps 8.3 Catalogs 9 External links
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...Constellation assignment
CONSTELLATION: LEO
1. Date and Time: Wednesday March 28th, 2012 at 9:40pm
2. Weather Conditions: 6 degrees, variably cloudy, wind speed: 24kmh
3. Camera Settings/Yes or No if tripod was used: No tripod was used, long shutter, ISO 1600, cloudy, vivid
4. Digital Camera: Canon Power Shot (12.1 megapixels)
5. Exposure Time: 15 seconds
6. Altitude of the constellation in the sky: Declination at 15 degrees and visible at latitudes between +90 degrees and −65 degrees
7. Azimuth (direction) of the constellation: South East
8. Location: 138 Yorkland St. (just off Yonge &amp; Silverwood Ave.)
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I interpreted the story as a presentation of the differences between people of separate cultures and religions. K.D is obviously the leader of the inmates, to support this theory I will assume the story takes place in his country. Because of his sociolect, I understand him to be a typical African American male, talking about his girlfriends’ ass and glorifying her love for him.
Then Mohamed shows up and the story has its turning point. Someone is contradicting the leader of the inmates. From the first sentence that presents him, we understand that he is a muslim because of his name, and that he is inferior to K.D. We can understand this by the sentence “Mohamed must have forgotten where he was”. As a reply to this, K.D asks “Whats so funny, Africa?” Using Mohameds birthplace as a nickname creates diversity and difference between the two of them and can be seen as a typical racist remark. Mohamed is clearly not affected by this, continuing his resignation towards K.D.
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...﻿My Favourite Constellation - AQUILA - By Janelle Miller
Aquila, Latin of 'eagle' is a constellation which resides in the Northern Hemisphere, it is best seen at 9:00pm during the month of August. It is 1 of the 88 current constellations in the world and 1 of 48 that was documented by the well known Greek astronomer Ptolemy in the 2nd century. This constellation is known to contain only 6 stars with planets and two famous stars 'Altair and Tarazed'. I have chosen this constellation as my favourite because of the myth behind it and the triangular figure it appears as in the sky.
This constellation is well-known within the Greek mythology, having quite a few different stories. The most common being that the Aquila is identified as the eagle that carried Zeus' thunderbolts to him in a battle against the Olympian Gods and the Titans. The eagle played a key role in the victory of the gods and so Zeus kept the bird forever by his side. Zeus also used the eagle to bring him the shepherd boy Ganymede whom he desired. This constellation was then put in the sky in honor of the bird by Zeus.
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